Almira, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°6′0″N 94°26′44″W / 33.10000°N 94.44556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cass |
Elevation | 361 ft (110 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 903 & 430 |
GNIS feature ID | 1377927 [1] |
Almira is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000.
The area in what is known as Almira today was first settled sometime before the American Civil War. A post office was established at Almira in 1886 and remained in operation until 1905, with Elijah J. Hanes serving as postmaster. The community had 25 residents served by a store and a blacksmith shop in the 1890s. It went up to 102 residents in 1904, then plummeted to 30 in 2000. Almira had a business and some houses in 1936. The business continued to operate in 1983. [2]
Almira is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 995 and 1399, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Linden in northwestern Cass County. [2]
Almira had its own school in 1936 which closed by 1983. [2] Today, the community is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.
Almira, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 33°6′0″N 94°26′44″W / 33.10000°N 94.44556°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Cass |
Elevation | 361 ft (110 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 903 & 430 |
GNIS feature ID | 1377927 [1] |
Almira is an unincorporated community in Cass County, Texas, United States. [1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000.
The area in what is known as Almira today was first settled sometime before the American Civil War. A post office was established at Almira in 1886 and remained in operation until 1905, with Elijah J. Hanes serving as postmaster. The community had 25 residents served by a store and a blacksmith shop in the 1890s. It went up to 102 residents in 1904, then plummeted to 30 in 2000. Almira had a business and some houses in 1936. The business continued to operate in 1983. [2]
Almira is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Roads 995 and 1399, 8 mi (13 km) northwest of Linden in northwestern Cass County. [2]
Almira had its own school in 1936 which closed by 1983. [2] Today, the community is served by the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District.